A favorite carol, slightly reworded for those of us in utility regulation.
On the first day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
The filing in a new docket
On the second day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the third day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the sixth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Six months till an order
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the seventh day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Seven public hearings
Six months till an order
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the eighth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Eight media attacks
Seven public hearings
Six months till an order
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the ninth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Nine data requests
Eight media attacks
Seven public hearings
Six months till an order
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the tenth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Ten calls from the governor
Nine data requests
Eight media attacks
Seven public hearings
Six months till an order
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the eleventh day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Eleven other open cases
Ten calls from the governor
Nine data requests
Eight media attacks
Seven public hearings
Six months till an order
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
On the twelfth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Twelve appeals to the settlement agreement
Eleven other open cases
Ten calls from the governor
Nine data requests
Eight media attacks
Seven public hearings
Six months till an order
Five golden allowances
Four interventions
Three rate base requests
Two cost of capital testimonies
and the filing in a new docket
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Happy all other holidays this season, New Year's included, from the staff of Public Utilities Fortnightly.
